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42,533 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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Most of the day's attention went to rights and justice in Pyongyang, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and people killed in Australia. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMontenegro 78 in 100 of its 102 stories, usually 12
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

North Korea

716 of its 1,419 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Pyongyang accounted for 523 of North Korea's 716 stories about harm, carried by 603 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

132 of its 198 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khartoum accounted for 85 of Sudan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 52 of Khartoum's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Health

Australia

1,773 of its 6,540 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,051 stories). Storms were named in 74 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, extreme cold and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

181 of its 205 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 123 of Niger's 181 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (73 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

Singapore

200 of its 798 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 125 of Ang Mo Kio's 138 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,187 of its 2,106 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 684 of Israel's 1,187 stories about harm, carried by 483 outlets. 487 of Jerusalem's 684 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

423 of its 675 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Laos

33 of its 45 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Congo

392 of its 462 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Hong Kong

118 of its 322 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (168 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in China (105 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Italy (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Jamaica (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 42,533 stories about harm among 209,755 counted on 11 May.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to North Korea. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 209,755 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual in Kenya's news. In North Korea, 50% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 11 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger88 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence DR Congo86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Congo85 in 100 of its 462 stories · usually 60 · mostly health Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Montenegro78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 12 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel487 stories about protests or strikes, of its 684 Philippine Philippines246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Washington US209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2161 Chicago US167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Gaza Palestine137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 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 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 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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 lessEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLuang Prabang, Laos -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 24 outletsGrand Rapids, US -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsMississippi, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsLisbon, Portugal -- disasters & accidents: 71 stories, carried by 97 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 117 stories, carried by 182 outletsAng Mo Kio, Singapore -- rights & justice: 138 stories, carried by 121 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 107 stories, carried by 86 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Laos warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Luang Prabang Laos about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 23 stories ● Lisbon Portugal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 71 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,476 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,097 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,672 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,649 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,375 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,369 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,146 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 965 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 killed11,887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,188 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations993 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees490 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill130 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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