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28,772 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 Tehran (Iran), deaths in Anadolu and evacuations in Pakistan drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRomania 66 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 10
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

366 of its 677 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 321 of Iran's 366 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 232 of Tehran's 321 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (309 stories). Earthquake was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

710 of its 915 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Anadolu accounted for 432 of Türkiye's 710 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (312 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Anadolu stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,044 of its 1,851 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Heatstroke was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

UK

2,003 of its 7,754 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (912 stories). Wildfires were named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning, plane crash and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Syria

485 of its 617 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Raqqa accounted for 311 of Syria's 485 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. 236 of Raqqa's 311 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

95 of its 140 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 83 of Ethiopia's 95 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 81 of Addis Ababa's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Brazil

123 of its 328 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Chikungunya was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with dengue. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Romania

99 of its 151 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

80 of its 132 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 4 of Manama's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Namibia

63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Windhoek accounted for 61 of Namibia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Portugal (449 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in Greece (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Nepal (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Venezuela (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 28,772 stories about harm among 131,410 counted on 13 May.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 131,410 stories, as usual. Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Portugal's news. On 13 May 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 22 today. Iran stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo95 in 100 of its 218 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Namibia79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye78 in 100 of its 915 stories · usually 44 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Raqqa Syria236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Tehran Iran232 stories about protests or strikes, of its 321 Ramallah Palestine216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 223 Houston US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 London UK97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 895

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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: 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: 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualRio de Janeiro, Brazil -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 76 stories, carried by 76 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 102 outletsBedfordshire, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 61 outletsBangassou, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 88 outletsWausau, US -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 18 outletsPatchogue, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 22 outletsBari, Italy -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 29 outletsYeppoon, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 17 stories, carried by 27 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

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

Warmest events

● Rio de Janeiro Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 76 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories ● Bedfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Bangassou Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 64 stories ● Wausau US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 7,403 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health24% 6,661 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence21% 5,724 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 3,610 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,008 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 858 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 699 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 590 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 killed9,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests3,447 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions775 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees284 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Angola Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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.