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30,201 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 deaths in Arusha, violence in Pyongyang and protests in Seoul (South Korea). Tanzania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Egypt →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 78 in 100 of its 382 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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 →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

298 of its 382 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Arusha accounted for 208 of Tanzania's 298 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Arusha stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

175 of its 326 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pyongyang accounted for 142 of North Korea's 175 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

58 of its 149 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Somalia

401 of its 454 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 256 of Somalia's 401 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Switzerland

149 of its 330 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Zimbabwe

151 of its 372 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). HIV was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

119 of its 259 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Oil spill was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

30 of its 48 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

513 of its 815 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 297 of Israel's 513 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 151 of Jerusalem's 297 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hiv in Zimbabwe (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Haiti (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (202 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Vanuatu (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1007 Apr14 Apr21 Apr28 Apr6 May7 Apr: 24 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 27 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 21 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 25 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 23 in 10018 Apr: 20 in 10019 Apr: 21 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 22 in 10022 Apr: 23 in 10023 Apr: 22 in 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 20 in 10029 Apr: 20 in 10030 Apr: 21 in 1001 May: 22 in 1002 May: 21 in 1003 May: 21 in 1004 May: 21 in 1005 May: 21 in 1006 May: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 30,201 stories about harm among 131,983 counted on 6 May.

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Tanzania's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. of the day's 131,983 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Zimbabwe's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Egypt. On 6 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 454 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 593 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania78 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 23 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Guatemala74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents South Sudan72 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France841 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1023 Seoul South Korea261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Damascus Syria249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 401 Caracas Venezuela156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Jerusalem Israel151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 41 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 79 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 56 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vanuatu: 74 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 78 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 1,333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Switzerland: 45 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sweden: 53 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Korea: 50 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 88 in 100 of its 454 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 34 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 33 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 36 in 100 of its 882 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Korea: 54 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nigeria: 48 in 100 of its 2,307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 815 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 67 in 100 of its 446 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 46 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 41 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guatemala: 74 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 35 in 100 of its 3,765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 53 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 63 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chile: 40 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Chad: 62 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 68 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 39 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 79 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 760 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 56 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 88 in 100 of its 454 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 79 in 100 of its 593 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tanzania 78 in 100 of its 382 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Iraq 67 in 100 of its 446 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 815 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 63 in 100 of its 447 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,057 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 6,356 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health17% 5,112 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,558 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,209 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 970 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 828 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 630 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 killed9,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions815 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Egypt Stories reporting refugees340 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced339 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations239 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Guatemala Stories reporting people falling ill54 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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less 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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