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28,447 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 news turned to violence in Chibok, a disaster in Copenhagen and protests in Tehran (Iran). Denmark's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about France and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 609 stories, usually 16
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

2,515 of its 3,797 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Chibok accounted for 2,045 of Nigeria's 2,515 stories about harm, carried by 1,134 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,971 stories). Hunger was named in 686 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Chibok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Denmark

80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Copenhagen accounted for 76 of Denmark's 80 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

255 of its 506 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 96 of Tehran's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (205 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

France

2,571 of its 6,224 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (634 stories). Plague was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

121 of its 261 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 59 of Sumatra's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Power cuts were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

314 of its 395 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kirkuk accounted for 170 of Iraq's 314 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (196 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

57 of its 65 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 19 of Sanaa's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Cholera was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

404 of its 609 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pyongyang accounted for 392 of North Korea's 404 stories about harm, carried by 529 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (358 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

121 of its 189 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Displacement

Germany

529 of its 1,328 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (145 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Indonesia (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Canada (104 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Kenya (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 28,447 stories about harm among 116,731 counted on 7 May.

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Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 116,731 stories, above the usual 22. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. In Yemen's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Nigeria stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan88 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 76 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Somalia81 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 395 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France994 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2047 Jerusalem Israel242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 559 Dallas US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Chibok Nigeria97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2045

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as fearful as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 314 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 424 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 7,864 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 7,418 stories · about as usual Health15% 4,238 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,325 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,363 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services2% 634 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 364 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 killed9,568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,073 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting arrests4,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,535 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions2,243 at about 7 times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations1,469 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced295 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting refugees257 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third of the usual rate · most about India and Liberia

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 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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