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44,304 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Brussels, the cyclone in Puerto Rico and people killed in the United Arab Emirates. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 79 in 100 of its 1,339 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,056 of its 1,339 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Brussels accounted for 900 of Belgium's 1,056 stories about harm, carried by 1,002 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

386 of its 419 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (373 stories). Cyclone was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

89 of its 418 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Nipah virus was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

186 of its 212 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 168 of Nicaragua's 186 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. 168 of Managua's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Mozambique

76 of its 104 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 50 of Mozambique's 76 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

220 of its 682 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 64 of Rio de Janeiro's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Dengue was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with chikungunya.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

168 of its 681 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Hanoi's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ukraine

193 of its 399 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kiev accounted for 143 of Ukraine's 193 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Plane crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

151 of its 344 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Avalanche was named in 74 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

129 of its 217 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Greece (89 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (74 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (119 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 44,304 stories about harm among 194,755 counted on 29 May.

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In Belgium, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Greece's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. On 29 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 23 today. of the day's 194,755 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico92 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Congo82 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 85 · mostly health Belgium79 in 100 of its 1,339 stories · usually 16 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala78 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US643 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1531 Washington US288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2000 Jerusalem Israel245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 906 Managua Nicaragua168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Tuticorin India142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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 lessLaos: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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 lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 79 stories, carried by 79 outletsMaine, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsGloucestershire, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 56 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 22 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 88 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 76 stories, carried by 107 outletsSussex, South Africa -- health: 18 stories, carried by 52 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 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

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 79 stories ● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Gloucestershire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Istanbul Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,838 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents21% 9,085 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 7,604 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 7,089 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,714 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,401 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 943 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 834 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 killed14,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,545 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations363 at about half the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.