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46,472 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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Protests in Gaza (Palestine), violence in Damascus and rights and justice in Banjul drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAntarctica 78 in 100 of its 91 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

645 of its 895 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Gaza accounted for 421 of Palestine's 645 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 253 of Gaza's 421 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (431 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

555 of its 775 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Damascus accounted for 255 of Syria's 555 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (192 stories). Poisoning was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

118 of its 185 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Banjul accounted for 95 of the Gambia's 118 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

81 of its 223 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

3,383 of its 4,790 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jerusalem accounted for 2,749 of Israel's 3,383 stories about harm, carried by 1,249 outlets. 2,171 of Jerusalem's 2,749 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

36 of its 90 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 7 of Tashkent's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Albania

35 of its 68 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 25 of Tirana's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Zambia

33 of its 111 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Drought was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

158 of its 433 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 72 of Cairo's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

35 of its 133 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 15 of Manama's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in North Korea (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zambia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Jersey (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Venezuela (17 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 16 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 46,472 stories about harm among 229,518 counted on 16 May.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 229,518 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Palestine stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 16 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 →

Nicaragua86 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice DR Congo81 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Antarctica78 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 23 · mostly health Congo76 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 70 · mostly health Libya73 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 68 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel2171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2749 Gaza Palestine253 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Washington US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2060 Managua Nicaragua136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Pyongyang North Korea96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 readOman: 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: 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 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 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 lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGreece: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTrenton, US -- health: 50 stories, carried by 53 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 38 outletsHightstown, US -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 12 outletsBlanes, Spain -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- rights & justice: 58 stories, carried by 55 outletsGhazni, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsBritish Isles, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Trenton US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Hightstown US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories ● Blanes Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 13,736 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 9,022 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,824 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,761 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,226 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 2,104 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,163 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 907 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 killed15,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees636 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations495 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions409 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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