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43,634 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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Most of the day's attention went to people killed in Liberia, protests in Tirana (Albania) and abductions in Iran. Liberia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 91 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 30
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Health

Liberia

194 of its 244 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (175 stories). Meningitis was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

64 of its 106 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Tirana accounted for 59 of Albania's 64 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. 58 of Tirana's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

346 of its 783 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

166 of its 209 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Somalia

340 of its 397 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Mogadishu accounted for 255 of Somalia's 340 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (226 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

61 of its 67 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bouake accounted for 60 of Côte d’Ivoire's 61 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 51 of Bouake's 60 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

244 of its 312 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

167 of its 312 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Hypothermia was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,001 of its 4,493 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 199 of Xie Yang's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (107 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

964 of its 1,259 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Damascus accounted for 582 of Syria's 964 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in New Caledonia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Italy (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in Nepal (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); plague in Mexico (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 43,634 stories about harm among 213,359 counted on 8 May.

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Liberia's news mentioned meningitis more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,359 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Liberia, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire91 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 397 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 1,064 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia80 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1071 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1771 Xie Yang China199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Seoul South Korea196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 475 Travis County US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Beijing China182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSri 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesZambia: 37 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 79 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 53 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 80 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 29 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 592 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 37 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 77 in 100 of its 1,259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 43 in 100 of its 1,233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 86 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 33 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 2,262 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 45 in 100 of its 1,344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 28 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 39 in 100 of its 892 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 3,098 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 54 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 78 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 80 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,370 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 350 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 783 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 28 in 100 of its 8,301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Caledonia: 95 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 79 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 31 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 91 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 33 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 52 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 31 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 42 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bhutan: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Benin: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 461 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Armenia: 40 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 60 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 84 in 100 of its 1,064 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 51 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Afghanistan 84 in 100 of its 1,064 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 86 in 100 of its 397 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Sudan 85 in 100 of its 259 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 77 in 100 of its 1,259 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 78 in 100 of its 312 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Liberia 80 in 100 of its 244 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 14,328 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence22% 9,339 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 7,919 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,052 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,221 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,195 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 745 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 killed12,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,063 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,953 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions933 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations792 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people displaced627 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefabout as 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.