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21,122 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 protests in Caracas (Venezuela), violence in Ashkelon and people injured in Russia. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRussia 56 in 100 of its 1,838 stories, usually 11
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

428 of its 627 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 341 of Venezuela's 428 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 233 of Caracas' 341 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (326 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,978 of its 2,446 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Ashkelon accounted for 1,304 of Israel's 1,978 stories about harm, carried by 919 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,003 stories). Heavy rain was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Ashkelon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,023 of its 1,838 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (549 stories). Plane crash was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Colombia

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 22 of Santander de Quilichao's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

113 of its 143 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 90 of Libya's 113 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Avalanche was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

135 of its 170 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Idlib accounted for 102 of Syria's 135 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Italy

122 of its 539 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 38 of Rome's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

22 of its 28 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

86 of its 241 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: measles in Germany (117 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ghana (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Libya (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 21,122 stories about harm among 100,789 counted on 5 May.

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Mentions of measles ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. of the day's 100,789 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. On 5 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. In Venezuela, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Brunei94 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Cyprus91 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Israel81 in 100 of its 2,446 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Libya79 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Ashkelon Israel218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1304 Gaza Palestine78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 733 Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Carnegie Hall US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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 lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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 lessEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualSantander de Quilichao, Colombia -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsNebraska, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsHardenhuish, UK -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 150 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 18 outletsHajipur, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsShawnee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsLittle Bay, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 30 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Santander de Quilichao Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Nebraska US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Hardenhuish UK about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Hajipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 5,520 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Rights & justice24% 4,964 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,699 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,572 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,687 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 399 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 killed8,916 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,616 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,741 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting abductions259 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Netherlands

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little less 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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