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What the world's news said happened to people.
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26,429 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 protests in Yaounde (Cameroon), the cyclone in Yemen and road crashes in Uganda. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostOman 84 in 100 of its 598 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

124 of its 144 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Yaounde accounted for 76 of Cameroon's 124 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 76 of Yaounde's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

Yemen

165 of its 192 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Socotra accounted for 99 of Yemen's 165 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (72 stories). Cyclone was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Socotra stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Uganda

205 of its 317 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Road crashes were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,015 of its 1,504 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (162 stories). Outbreaks were named in 171 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Venezuela

413 of its 660 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Caracas accounted for 362 of Venezuela's 413 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. 321 of Caracas' 362 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

503 of its 598 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Salalah accounted for 495 of Oman's 503 stories about harm, carried by 636 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (460 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Congo

322 of its 341 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. the Congo River accounted for 254 of Congo's 322 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Comoros

8 of its 9 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Anjouan's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Libya

100 of its 122 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bani Walid accounted for 64 of Libya's 100 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Germany

101 of its 457 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 27 of Berlin's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Puerto Rico (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); nipah virus in India (174 of its stories, about three times its usual); plague in Albania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, more than ten 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 26 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 26,429 stories about harm among 119,545 counted on 26 May.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 119,545 stories, above the usual 21. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 5 times their usual in Yemen's news. In Cameroon, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. A year earlier, on 26 May 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo94 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 84 · mostly health Cameroon86 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen86 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Oman84 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya82 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela321 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 Dublin Ireland179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 530 Paris France137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Jerusalem Israel135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 502 Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 974

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPalau: 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSavannah River, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 51 outletsDanville, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 40 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsInverness, UK -- other: 39 stories, carried by 155 outletsTangdhar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 18 outletsShiv, India -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 19 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Savannah River US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Danville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Brisbane Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 7,963 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 5,370 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health20% 5,210 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 4,050 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 911 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 460 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 killed8,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees466 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions209 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about two-thirds 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 →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.