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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,116 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 people affected in Japan, protests in Bouake (Côte d’Ivoire) and violence in Bangui. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as 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 mostPapua New Guinea 73 in 100 of its 259 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Japan

1,139 of its 3,047 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (926 stories). West Nile virus was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

265 of its 426 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bouake accounted for 206 of Côte d’Ivoire's 265 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. 160 of Bouake's 206 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Bouake stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Yemen

387 of its 417 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 322 of Yemen's 387 stories about harm, carried by 288 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

331 of its 918 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (240 stories). HIV was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Hong Kong

147 of its 448 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

74 of its 100 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

446 of its 584 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

126 of its 275 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Ein el-Hilweh accounted for 106 of Lebanon's 126 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Albania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Antarctica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Mexico (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 42,116 stories about harm among 209,556 counted on 15 May.

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Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in Albania's news. of the day's 209,556 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Japan stood out: 37% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 15 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 →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Central African Republic91 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Congo90 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Iraq76 in 100 of its 584 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Mali74 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US409 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1673 Raqqa Syria358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 414 Charlottesville US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Bouake Côte d’Ivoire160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Richmond US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 readRomania: 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 lessPeru: 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 lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessKazakhstan: 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 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 lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: too little coverage to readN. 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about twice its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsWhitehall, UK -- other: 12 stories, carried by 61 outletsBoyd County, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsUniversity of Nebraska At Kearney, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsNowra, Australia -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsVatnajokull, Iceland -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 101 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 38 stories, carried by 42 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 20 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

● Venezuela warmth about twice usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Whitehall UK about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 12 stories ● Boyd County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● University of Nebraska At Kearney US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Nowra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,959 stories · about as usual Health24% 9,516 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,377 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents12% 4,999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,800 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,366 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,223 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 847 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 killed12,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,586 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests5,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,964 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,382 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong Stories reporting abductions601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced557 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Central African Republic and Yemen Stories reporting evacuations427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half 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 about as 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.