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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about twice its own usualSweden: warmth about twice its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSantiago, Chile -- health: 32 stories, carried by 30 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 34 outletsMiragoane, Haiti -- health: 27 stories, carried by 27 outletsGreenville, US -- health: 94 stories, carried by 10 outletsAleppo, Syria -- conflict & violence: 153 stories, carried by 161 outletsMount Logan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWichita Falls, US -- rights & justice: 77 stories, carried by 86 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

● Sweden warmth about twice usual ● Switzerland warmth about twice usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Santiago Chile about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Miragoane Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Greenville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 94 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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