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What the world's news said happened to people.
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45,283 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 day's news pointed at protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), rights and justice in Pyongyang and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 71 in 100 of its 2,669 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

404 of its 711 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 378 of Indonesia's 404 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. 308 of Jakarta's 378 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

1,885 of its 2,669 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Pyongyang accounted for 1,683 of North Korea's 1,885 stories about harm, carried by 1,444 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (1,675 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

266 of its 313 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Mogadishu accounted for 145 of Somalia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Congo

168 of its 197 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

266 of its 668 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Hunger was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

103 of its 174 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beira accounted for 86 of Mozambique's 103 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

638 of its 832 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 471 of Syria's 638 stories about harm, carried by 481 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

158 of its 435 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Drownings were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Mongolia

14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Hepatitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 581 of Afghanistan's 694 stories about harm, carried by 465 outlets. Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (77 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); building collapse in Brazil (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Mongolia (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 9 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 45,283 stories about harm among 227,167 counted on 9 May.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 227,167 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. On 9 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo90 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 39 · mostly health Congo85 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Somalia85 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Syria77 in 100 of its 832 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US497 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2111 Jakarta Indonesia308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Twin Peaks US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 New York US147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Chicago US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 352

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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: 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 lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 lessPoland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNiger: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 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 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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 lessEgypt: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: 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 lessAustria: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVanuatu: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Jersey, US -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 19 outletsIki Island, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBoonville, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSaint John River, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsPalais, France -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsBaghlan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNoosaville, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 25 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Armenia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 55 stories ● Iki Island Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Boonville US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories ● Saint John River Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● Palais France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,381 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,854 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,358 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 6,241 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,029 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,273 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,236 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 969 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 killed12,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,770 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,351 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations868 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting abductions792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees626 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill167 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 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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