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48,093 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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Protests in Caracas (Venezuela), people displaced in Bangui and violence in Raqqa drew the news. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 84 in 100 of its 476 stories, usually 46
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

326 of its 473 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Caracas accounted for 182 of Venezuela's 326 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. 169 of Caracas' 182 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Diphtheria was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,085 of its 1,335 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Raqqa accounted for 657 of Syria's 1,085 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Raqqa stories →
Health

Liberia

85 of its 147 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Meningitis was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

401 of its 476 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (384 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

226 of its 343 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

518 of its 1,245 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

215 of its 374 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 155 of Uganda's 215 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (143 stories).

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Food & livelihood

Portugal

102 of its 236 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Lisbon accounted for 90 of Portugal's 102 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

800 of its 2,642 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 465 of Seoul's 684 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Yemen (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Italy (99 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); drought in Niger (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 48,093 stories about harm among 237,022 counted on 9 May.

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20 in every 100 of the day's 237,022 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 9 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic90 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 70 · mostly displacement Haiti84 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria81 in 100 of its 1,335 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Venezuela69 in 100 of its 473 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea465 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684 Washington US309 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1950 Raqqa Syria294 stories about protests or strikes, of its 657 Phoenix US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 839 Fort Lauderdale US230 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Liberia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 518 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,085 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,850 stories · about as usual Health20% 9,576 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 9,056 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,007 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,395 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,017 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 killed13,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,714 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,544 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting refugees1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions995 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations875 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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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