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48,070 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Copenhagen, protests in Sinaloa (Mexico) and violence in Balaka drew the news. the Central African Republic's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 68 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 13
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Rights & justice

Denmark

159 of its 300 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Copenhagen accounted for 135 of Denmark's 159 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

458 of its 1,100 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 146 of Sinaloa's 165 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (106 stories). 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.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Sinaloa stories →
Displacement

Sweden

335 of its 610 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Vaxjo accounted for 266 of Sweden's 335 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (267 stories).

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

Afghanistan

Jalalabad accounted for 315 of Afghanistan's 573 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 188 of Jalalabad's 315 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (349 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

88 of its 202 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

779 of its 1,173 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (390 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

134 of its 368 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Flooding was named in 81 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Mongolia

16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

132 of its 180 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Skopje accounted for 109 of North Macedonia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 96 of Skopje's 109 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in United Arab Emirates (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (81 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Senegal (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (109 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Italy (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 48,070 stories about harm among 239,890 counted on 17 May.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned the heatwave more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 239,890 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Denmark. Denmark stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. A year earlier, on 17 May 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic95 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen82 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Congo81 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 725 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US404 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2300 New Orleans US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Ramallah Palestine242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Athens Greece226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Jalalabad Afghanistan188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 73 in 100 of its 743 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Puerto Rico: 44 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 35 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 66 in 100 of its 1,173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 833 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 55 in 100 of its 610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 1,919 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 86 in 100 of its 270 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 40 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Senegal: 51 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 26 in 100 of its 676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 44 in 100 of its 600 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Papua New Guinea: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 2,747 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 44 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mongolia: 55 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 42 in 100 of its 1,100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 70 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Macedonia: 73 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lithuania: 41 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jordan: 33 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Jamaica: 36 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,060 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 53 in 100 of its 382 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 1,315 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 898 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iceland: 36 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 40 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 37 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 31 in 100 of its 981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 403 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 68 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 53 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 34 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 67 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 74 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 81 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 43 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 95 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 35 in 100 of its 420 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: 28 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 79 in 100 of its 725 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,060 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,060 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 31 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 1,060 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 248 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

● Central African Republic 95 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 86 in 100 of its 270 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 79 in 100 of its 725 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 81 in 100 of its 286 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 73 in 100 of its 743 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,421 stories · about as usual Health21% 9,734 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,688 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,546 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,172 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,393 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,176 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 killed14,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations579 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced348 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Central African Republic Stories reporting people falling ill57 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 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.