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47,548 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 violence in Brussels, protests in Somalia and people killed in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 80 in 100 of its 1,116 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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

891 of its 1,116 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Brussels accounted for 611 of Belgium's 891 stories about harm, carried by 582 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (129 stories). Plague was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Somalia

104 of its 146 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 11 of Somalia's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Somaliland stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

301 of its 363 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (277 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Albania

25 of its 49 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

469 of its 879 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kiev accounted for 426 of Ukraine's 469 stories about harm, carried by 649 outlets. Plane crash was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

119 of its 151 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Hodeida accounted for 86 of Yemen's 119 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

121 of its 145 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 82 of Nicaragua's 121 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 77 of Managua's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

129 of its 153 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mocimboa da Praia accounted for 82 of Mozambique's 129 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

85 of its 142 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 41 of Addis Ababa's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

120 of its 257 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 37 of Caracas' 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Nepal (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (192 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in France (111 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Poland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 30 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 47,548 stories about harm among 224,821 counted on 30 May.

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Belgium stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,821 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Belgium. On 30 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique84 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua83 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico83 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 49 · mostly disasters & accidents Belgium80 in 100 of its 1,116 stories · usually 25 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1789 Jerusalem Israel278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 784 Ramallah Palestine180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Martinsville US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Netivot Israel126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 324

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 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 46 outletsShenzhen, China -- health: 48 stories, carried by 22 outletsMaryland, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBellingen, Australia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsSanta Fe High School, US -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 77 outletsMuzaffarabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKursk, Russia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 32 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Shenzhen China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 48 stories ● Maryland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Bellingen Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,373 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence18% 8,322 stories · about as usual Health18% 8,279 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,007 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,109 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,526 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,153 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 927 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 killed14,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,774 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees589 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people displaced414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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