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39,520 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 Jerusalem, protests in Paris (France) and refugees in Sweden. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKazakhstan 54 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 11
RegionCentral Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

914 of its 1,456 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 655 of Israel's 914 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

563 of its 1,726 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 427 of Paris' 476 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (338 stories). Hurricane was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Displacement

Sweden

139 of its 322 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Guatemala

33 of its 63 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,372 of its 2,628 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 1,143 of Venezuela's 1,372 stories about harm, carried by 894 outlets. 1,079 of Caracas' 1,143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (456 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,782 of its 6,802 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Cyclone was named in 271 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge, tropical storm and typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

56 of its 104 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 51 of Almaty's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Libya

115 of its 146 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tripoli accounted for 82 of Libya's 115 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

129 of its 252 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

176 of its 433 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 84 of Istanbul's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (271 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Cyprus (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storm surge in Mozambique (31 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
23 in 10018 in 1002 Apr9 Apr16 Apr23 Apr1 May2 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 19 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 19 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 20 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 19 in 10010 Apr: 19 in 10011 Apr: 19 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 20 in 10015 Apr: 19 in 10016 Apr: 18 in 10017 Apr: 19 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 20 in 10021 Apr: 23 in 10022 Apr: 21 in 10023 Apr: 20 in 10024 Apr: 20 in 10025 Apr: 20 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 23 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 10030 Apr: 20 in 1001 May: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 39,520 stories about harm among 198,651 counted on 1 May.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 198,651 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Somalia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 6 times their usual. Israel stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. A year earlier, on 1 May 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Over April, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in April 2018.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique92 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya79 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Sri Lanka76 in 100 of its 673 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan72 in 100 of its 627 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,456 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela1079 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1143 Paris France427 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Washington US265 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1258 Philadelphia US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 San Diego US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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. 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 lessPoland: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 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 storiesKenya: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: 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 lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessBulgaria: 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 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 319 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 52 in 100 of its 2,628 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 82 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 47 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sweden: 43 in 100 of its 322 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 70 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 30 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 76 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 27 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 50 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)St Vincent: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 43 in 100 of its 994 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 26 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 1,901 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 1,200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 92 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 79 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 37 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kazakhstan: 54 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 1,456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)India: 26 in 100 of its 6,802 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 52 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)France: 33 in 100 of its 1,726 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 71 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cyprus: 51 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 81 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 76 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Comoros: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 78 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Brunei: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 62 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Benin: 56 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 51 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Argentina: 28 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 51 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 72 in 100 of its 627 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Mozambique 92 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sri Lanka 76 in 100 of its 673 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 72 in 100 of its 627 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 79 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly displacement ● Israel 63 in 100 of its 1,456 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 52 in 100 of its 2,628 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,027 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 8,521 stories · about as usual Health20% 7,719 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,564 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,007 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,155 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 979 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 954 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 killed12,185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill81 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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.