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31,324 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 Tirana (Albania), the tsunami in Panama and violence in Dablo. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 75 in 100 of its 261 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 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

55 of its 86 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tirana accounted for 53 of Albania's 55 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 53 of Tirana's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Panama

196 of its 261 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (171 stories). Tsunami was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Panama over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

191 of its 206 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Dablo accounted for 144 of Burkina Faso's 191 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Dablo stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Argentina

117 of its 227 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

40 of its 73 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Flooding was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Rights & justice

Kashmir

175 of its 277 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Somalia

66 of its 90 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

21 of its 36 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Tsunami was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

37 of its 68 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 3 of Yaounde's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Croatia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (45 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Costa Rica (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Norway (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Lebanon (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 31,324 stories about harm among 171,807 counted on 13 May.

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Croatia's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 171,807 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the second day running, the news turned to Albania. Albania stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 13 May 2018, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso93 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka75 in 100 of its 781 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Panama75 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia73 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Houston US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 San Francisco US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Hollywood US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Manila Philippines130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226 Boston US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 454

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: 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 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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 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 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIreland: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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: 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAlbania: 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 usualEllon, UK -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsCatalunya, Spain -- health: 13 stories, carried by 45 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 86 stories, carried by 65 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsAlaska, US -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 56 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 783 stories, carried by 910 outletsShenzhen, China -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ellon UK about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Barcelona Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Catalunya Spain about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 86 stories ● Lilongwe Malawi about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 9,717 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health23% 7,041 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 5,482 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,871 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,649 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 816 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 688 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 648 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 killed9,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,198 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,753 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,396 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Panama Stories reporting abductions515 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill44 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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