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42,536 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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Violence in Gorongosa, protests in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and the drought in Kenya drew the news. Mozambique's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMozambique 75 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

112 of its 150 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Gorongosa accounted for 83 of Mozambique's 112 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Gorongosa stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

159 of its 243 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 15 of Tegucigalpa's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Tegucigalpa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

320 of its 825 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (82 stories). Drought was named in 117 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

345 of its 834 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (143 stories). Food poisoning was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Libya

95 of its 134 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 73 of Libya's 95 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

162 of its 205 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Yangon accounted for 79 of Myanmar's 162 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 83 of Nicaragua's 89 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 78 of Managua's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

88 of its 194 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 13 of Mikocheni's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with chikungunya.

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Rights & justice

Madagascar

62 of its 95 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Antananarivo accounted for 46 of Madagascar's 62 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Rights & justice

Somalia

98 of its 165 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Nicaragua (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (28 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in India (381 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (10 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 4 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 42,536 stories about harm among 210,194 counted on 4 May.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 210,194 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Nicaragua's news. In Mozambique, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua81 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar79 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique75 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Libya71 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US915 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2362 Oklahoma City US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Los Angeles County US196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 Gaza Palestine186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Dallas US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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: 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 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 41 outletsClacton, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsHoneoye Falls, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 25 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 26 stories, carried by 26 outletsMiddle Belt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGorongosa, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 83 stories, carried by 106 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- shelter & services: 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

● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Clacton UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Honeoye Falls US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Middle Belt Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,442 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,082 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 8,019 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Conflict & violence14% 5,936 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,076 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,456 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,313 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 killed12,404 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,974 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations1,676 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions561 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill78 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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