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38,689 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 heatwave in North Korea, people injured in Congo and homes and services in Juba drew the news. Congo's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about India and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 75 in 100 of its 312 stories, usually 16
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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 →
Rights & justice

North Korea

234 of its 312 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (73 stories). Heatwave was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold and drought. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

284 of its 306 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (136 stories). Malaria was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

South Sudan

58 of its 74 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Juba accounted for 45 of South Sudan's 58 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

126 of its 180 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tripoli accounted for 112 of Libya's 126 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Netherlands

284 of its 618 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Measles was named in 204 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

126 of its 224 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 43 of Kampala's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

118 of its 184 stories (64%) 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 fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

167 of its 289 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cape Verde

15 of its 15 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

2,603 of its 7,736 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (948 stories). Heavy rain was named in 386 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane, storms and snowstorms.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Netherlands (204 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Cape Verde (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Türkiye (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (386 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 38,689 stories about harm among 187,187 counted on 3 May.

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In North Korea, 75% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 187,187 stories, above the usual 20. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about India and the US. In the Netherlands' news, mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 3 May 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique94 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo93 in 100 of its 306 stories · usually 72 · mostly health St. Lucia89 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 25 · mostly health South Sudan78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 61 · mostly shelter & services North Korea75 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 454 Charlottesville US239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Washington US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1422 Atlanta US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 274 London UK90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAnguilla: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● North Korea about three times as fearful as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 492 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 284 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 165 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 11,581 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,496 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 7,332 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 5,453 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,958 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,248 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,188 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 760 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 killed11,788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,058 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,727 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Venezuela Stories reporting evacuations1,593 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting refugees673 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people displaced307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions246 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill128 at about the usual rate

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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