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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.

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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.

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 10 outletsTwin Falls, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSchleswig, Germany -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsJamestown, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsAmiens, France -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBuderim, Australia -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 30 outletsHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 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 one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 41 stories ● Twin Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Schleswig Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Jamestown US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.