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What the world's news said happened to people.
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45,737 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 protests in Tunis (Tunisia), a disaster in Managua and the hurricane in Mexico. Nicaragua's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 68 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

164 of its 243 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 132 of Tunisia's 164 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 102 of Tunis' 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

71 of its 104 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Managua accounted for 65 of Nicaragua's 71 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

478 of its 1,126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Hurricane was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

436 of its 726 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (340 stories). Landslides were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Venezuela

420 of its 553 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Caracas accounted for 225 of Venezuela's 420 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 219 of Caracas' 225 stories were about protests or strikes. Diphtheria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

40 of its 238 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 22 of Manama's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bosnia

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 17 of Omarska's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Health

Portugal

115 of its 293 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Flu was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

504 of its 1,701 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Drownings were named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Myanmar

87 of its 171 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Yangon accounted for 74 of Myanmar's 87 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Portugal (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Liberia (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (370 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Latvia (16 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 10 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 45,737 stories about harm among 234,524 counted on 10 May.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 20 March 2017. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 234,524 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Tunisia stood out: 67% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic83 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti81 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Venezuela76 in 100 of its 553 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice South Sudan71 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 1,378 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US327 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2464 Seoul South Korea315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Caracas Venezuela219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Jerusalem Israel201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 Fort Lauderdale US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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 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 lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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): 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- health: 50 stories, carried by 48 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- displacement: 41 stories, carried by 39 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 24 outletsTrenton, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 40 stories, carried by 39 outletsRaymond Terrace, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsUpper Big Branch, US -- rights & justice: 209 stories, carried by 233 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- disasters & accidents: 76 stories, carried by 114 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

● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 41 stories ● Balaka Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Trenton Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Kwazulu South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 40 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,357 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 9,726 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,210 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,596 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,026 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,587 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,268 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,080 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 killed13,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,424 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting abductions924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations502 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced253 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much 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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