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19,206 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tirana (Albania), violence in Dablo and illness in Curacao. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAlbania 84 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Albania

124 of its 147 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tirana accounted for 121 of Albania's 124 stories about harm, carried by 253 outlets. 121 of Tirana's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

219 of its 227 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Dablo accounted for 154 of Burkina Faso's 219 stories about harm, carried by 138 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Dablo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

France

350 of its 946 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). Cyclone was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms.

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

Cuba

147 of its 262 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Havana accounted for 133 of Cuba's 147 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 125 of Havana's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (49 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

59 of its 142 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 32 of Warsaw's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

153 of its 187 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

76 of its 217 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 42 of Beirut's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

168 of its 821 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

642 of its 913 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 189 of Gaza's 276 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 75 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Panama (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Bangladesh (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Sudan (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Myanmar (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 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 12 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 19,206 stories about harm among 97,896 counted on 12 May.

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In Albania, 84% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 97,896 stories, as usual. Mentions of respiratory illness ran about 5 times their usual in the Netherlands' news. A year earlier, on 12 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Syria, 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 →

Burkina Faso96 in 100 of its 227 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Albania84 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Syria82 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir71 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US505 stories about protests or strikes, of its 944 Gaza Palestine189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Jerusalem Israel148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Havana Cuba125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Tirana Albania121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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 readAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 lessSweden: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSanabis, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 26 outletsEastern Province, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 41 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 278 stories, carried by 377 outletsInverness, UK -- other: 15 stories, carried by 96 outletsAlwar, India -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 25 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sanabis Saudi Arabia about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Eastern Province Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 278 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,253 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence22% 4,239 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,263 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,620 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,208 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 534 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 438 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 404 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 killed6,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and the US Stories reporting refugees211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and Myanmar Stories reporting people displaced129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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