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38,316 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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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Chiquimula, protests in Cadjehoun (Benin) and people affected in Saudi Arabia. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSt. Lucia 87 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 12
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Guatemala

98 of its 127 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Chiquimula accounted for 62 of Guatemala's 98 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Flu was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Chiquimula stories →
Protests & strikes

Benin

61 of its 88 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 24 of Cadjehoun's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Benin over 30 days → its stories → Cadjehoun stories →
Disasters & accidents

Saudi Arabia

317 of its 603 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Accidents were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

822 of its 1,572 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Wildfires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Austria

131 of its 251 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 89 of Mauthausen's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

2,131 of its 7,683 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (433 stories). Cyclone was named in 755 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, storm surge and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

876 of its 1,789 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Caracas accounted for 714 of Venezuela's 876 stories about harm, carried by 525 outlets. 633 of Caracas' 714 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (455 stories).

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Health

St. Lucia

73 of its 84 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Port Castries accounted for 61 of St. Lucia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella.

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Health

Puerto Rico

162 of its 252 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Denmark

54 of its 136 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 33 of Copenhagen's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Iraq (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Puerto Rico (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (755 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in St. Lucia (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 38,316 stories about harm among 199,863 counted on 2 May.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Guatemala. of the day's 199,863 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guatemala's news mentioned the flu about 7 times as often as usual. Guatemala's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%. On 2 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique88 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents St. Lucia87 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 12 · mostly health South Sudan84 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala77 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Libya76 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela633 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714 Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1554 Paris France115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 London UK107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 837 Mauthausen Austria89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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: 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: 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 lessSyria: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessBarbados: 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 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 lessArgentina: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about twice its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBrunei: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsPort Fourchon, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 63 stories, carried by 138 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 51 outletsSolomon Island, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 36 outletsChambers County, US -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 70 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 38 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 14 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

● Ethiopia warmth about twice usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Niamey Niger about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Port Fourchon US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 63 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Solomon Island Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Chambers County US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,379 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,834 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence19% 7,169 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,236 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,178 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,159 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,072 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 697 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 killed10,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Puerto Rico 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 softer than 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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