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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,529 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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Protests in Idlib (Syria), a disaster in Tunis and violence in Hodeida drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 84 in 100 of its 137 stories, usually 34
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

182 of its 226 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Idlib accounted for 137 of Syria's 182 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 76 of Idlib's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Tunisia

115 of its 137 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 62 of Tunisia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

234 of its 322 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Hodeida accounted for 147 of Yemen's 234 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hodeida stories →
Health

Norway

34 of its 180 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Rabies was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 259 of Venezuela's 352 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 184 of Caracas' 259 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

106 of its 357 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 80 of Warsaw's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

87 of its 106 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Tripoli accounted for 65 of Libya's 87 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Drownings were named in 20 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

106 of its 199 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 29 of Sumatra's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (46 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

85 of its 176 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

451 of its 1,270 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (208 stories). Earthquake was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hypothermia in Nepal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Iran (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (12 of its stories, about 8 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 11 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 20,529 stories about harm among 109,138 counted on 11 May.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 109,138 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal's news mentioned the hypothermia more than ten times as often as usual. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Syria.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia84 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya82 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 381 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Los Angeles US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328 Phoenix US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 180 Beijing China116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 lessTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLebanon: 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: 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 lessJapan: 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 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 lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsClarke County, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 43 outletsJohannesburg, South Africa -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 94 outletsKunduz, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 262 stories, carried by 356 outletsPalais, France -- disasters & accidents: 45 stories, carried by 50 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

● South Africa warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories ● Clarke County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Johannesburg South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 35 stories ● Kunduz Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 6,103 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence21% 4,194 stories · about as usual Health20% 4,116 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,284 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,249 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 425 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 310 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 killed5,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,333 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people displaced289 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Yemen and Israel Stories reporting evacuations211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees166 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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 about as 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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