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38,600 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 al-Hoceima (Morocco), the tsunami in Sri Lanka and violence in Derna drew the news. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 71 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Morocco

158 of its 222 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. al-Hoceima accounted for 88 of Morocco's 158 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 88 of al-Hoceima's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Al-Hoceima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

766 of its 944 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Colombo accounted for 355 of Sri Lanka's 766 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (106 stories). Tsunami was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with dengue and helicopter crash.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

167 of its 212 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Derna accounted for 86 of Libya's 167 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Derna stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jersey

47 of its 90 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Indonesia

403 of its 727 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jakarta accounted for 257 of Indonesia's 403 stories about harm, carried by 172 outlets. Earthquake was named in 211 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

898 of its 3,151 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (215 stories). Hurricane was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

394 of its 690 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Cairo accounted for 198 of Egypt's 394 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. Snowstorms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

UK

3,302 of its 10,017 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hurricane was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

1,540 of its 2,771 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

306 of its 569 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Tropical storm was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (211 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Saudi Arabia (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bangladesh (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Spain (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Pakistan (49 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 38,600 stories about harm among 157,852 counted on 29 May.

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Morocco stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Morocco. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 157,852 stories, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka81 in 100 of its 944 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya79 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 76 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 388 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq72 in 100 of its 767 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France418 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Washington US244 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1310 Moscow Russia200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 688 Texas US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Busan South Korea148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

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: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIceland: 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: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 readAntigua & 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 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): 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSouth Carolina, US -- health: 49 stories, carried by 46 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 31 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 37 stories, carried by 37 outletsBusan, South Korea -- rights & justice: 150 stories, carried by 112 outletsCanberra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 125 stories, carried by 103 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsMizan, Iran -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 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

● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● South Carolina US about 4 times as warm as the day's news · health · 49 stories ● French Riviera France about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 36 stories ● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 37 stories ● Busan South Korea about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 150 stories ● Canberra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 125 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 10,852 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice27% 10,219 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,968 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Health15% 5,605 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,302 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,135 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,002 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 703 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 killed14,528 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,050 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations627 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka Stories reporting people displaced561 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees398 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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.

● 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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