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35,656 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 Dakar, violence in Idlib and a disaster in Tunis. Tunisia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 72 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Senegal

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 33 of Senegal's 35 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Ebola was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

320 of its 401 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Idlib accounted for 208 of Syria's 320 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

140 of its 195 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tunis accounted for 101 of Tunisia's 140 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

246 of its 289 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Tripoli accounted for 194 of Libya's 246 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

135 of its 210 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Baghdad accounted for 82 of Iraq's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

56 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

121 of its 493 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

14 of its 45 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 4 of Uralsk's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

642 of its 2,246 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (245 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (126 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Poland (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Myanmar (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Norway (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 35,656 stories about harm among 193,442 counted on 10 May.

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Senegal stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 193,442 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. On 10 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya85 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 70 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo81 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Syria80 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia72 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1620 Kremlin Russia179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 Chicago US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 765 Caracas Venezuela108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 256 Jerusalem Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: 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 lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeorgia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualGrassy Narrows, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 64 outletsPennsylvania, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 144 stories, carried by 124 outletsRaritan, US -- health: 47 stories, carried by 61 outletsDoncaster, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 26 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 87 stories, carried by 67 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 82 stories, carried by 79 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 78 stories, carried by 66 outletsCosta del Sol, Spain -- health: 80 stories, carried by 119 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Grassy Narrows Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 144 stories ● Raritan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 47 stories ● Doncaster UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 87 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,045 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,872 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 6,781 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,276 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,176 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,321 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 902 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 675 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 killed9,598 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected4,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,004 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions709 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced546 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting refugees522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill154 at about one and a half times 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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