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25,516 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 Cibitoke, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and abductions in Australia drew the news. Burundi's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 69 in 100 of its 169 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

209 of its 226 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Cibitoke accounted for 172 of Burundi's 209 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (181 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Cibitoke stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 576 of Israel's 832 stories about harm, carried by 156 outlets. 359 of Jerusalem's 576 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Australia

609 of its 2,612 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Gambia

27 of its 52 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Myanmar

133 of its 157 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Taang accounted for 82 of Myanmar's 133 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

117 of its 169 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Bleiburg accounted for 112 of Austria's 117 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

592 of its 1,077 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Pyongyang accounted for 535 of North Korea's 592 stories about harm, carried by 501 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (497 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

649 of its 1,624 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (442 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

58 of its 87 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 45 of Cucuta's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

24 of its 37 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 21 of Tbilisi's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (55 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Malaysia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 25,516 stories about harm among 117,072 counted on 12 May.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iraq and the US. 22 in every 100 of the day's 117,072 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 7 times their usual. On 12 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 22 today. Burundi's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi92 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar85 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua82 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel359 stories about protests or strikes, of its 576 Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1173 Chicago US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Oklahoma US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Gaza Palestine107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 88 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Trinidad & Tobago: 32 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 48 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Suriname: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 543 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 41 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 54 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 39 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 55 in 100 of its 1,077 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 61 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 82 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montenegro: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 54 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 35 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 1,617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 1,389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guyana: 57 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 65 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)France: 40 in 100 of its 1,624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 84 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 67 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 85 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 92 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bosnia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Austria: 69 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 47 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 770 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 52 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Burundi 92 in 100 of its 226 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 78 in 100 of its 321 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 85 in 100 of its 157 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 88 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Austria 69 in 100 of its 169 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Congo 76 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 7,936 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 5,607 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents18% 4,452 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 4,111 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,464 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 630 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 525 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 391 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 killed7,034 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,708 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations751 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced527 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting abductions352 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees199 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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