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48,060 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 a disaster in Nakuru, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and rights and justice in Pyongyang. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 66 in 100 of its 2,831 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

873 of its 1,393 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Nakuru accounted for 578 of Kenya's 873 stories about harm, carried by 514 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (332 stories). Landslides were named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nakuru stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

244 of its 429 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Jakarta accounted for 200 of Indonesia's 244 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. 127 of Jakarta's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

North Korea

1,875 of its 2,831 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 1,683 of North Korea's 1,875 stories about harm, carried by 1,366 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,563 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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

Niger

389 of its 414 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 186 of Niger's 389 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Tongo Tongo stories →
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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,311 of its 1,845 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 341 of Golan Heights' 622 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Singapore

106 of its 538 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 69 of Sentosa's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Congo

255 of its 277 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

190 of its 220 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Switzerland

337 of its 716 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

191 of its 230 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 125 of Libya's 191 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Trinidad & Tobago (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Sierra Leone (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Brazil (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Armenia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Australia (98 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 48,060 stories about harm among 227,246 counted on 10 May.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. of the day's 227,246 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Trinidad & Tobago's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 10 May 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 414 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Congo92 in 100 of its 277 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Somalia86 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Libya83 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US416 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2441 Jerusalem Israel351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Golan Heights Syria341 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407 Damascus Syria269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Switzerland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 337 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,311 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 16,084 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 9,388 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,238 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,030 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,865 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,350 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,223 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 993 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 killed13,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests8,156 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Korea Stories reporting people affected5,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,099 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US Stories reporting evacuations897 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced717 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Kenya and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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.

● Angerabout as 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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