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36,810 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 Gaza (Palestine), a disaster in Kokopo and violence in Tongo Tongo drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 76 in 100 of its 184 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

199 of its 380 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Gaza accounted for 123 of Palestine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 94 of Gaza's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

140 of its 184 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kokopo accounted for 108 of Papua New Guinea's 140 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Kokopo stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

40 of its 47 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tongo Tongo accounted for 31 of Niger's 40 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Sudan

243 of its 424 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Khartoum accounted for 195 of Sudan's 243 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 188 of Khartoum's 195 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (144 stories).

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Conflict & violence

New Zealand

539 of its 1,379 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

141 of its 181 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hodeida accounted for 81 of Yemen's 141 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

347 of its 778 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Oil spill was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nepal

129 of its 328 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (95 stories). Avalanche was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

France

661 of its 2,366 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (480 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Saudi Arabia (58 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Germany (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 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 15 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 36,810 stories about harm among 199,169 counted on 15 May.

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In Nepal's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,169 stories, below the usual 20. A year earlier, on 15 May 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Palestine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen78 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea76 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka71 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 84 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia67 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 56 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Alabama US796 stories about protests or strikes, of its 963 Washington US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1422 Khartoum Sudan188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Bedford Hills US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 412 Philadelphia US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284

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: 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 lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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 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 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- rights & justice: 109 stories, carried by 96 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsNevada, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 31 outletsKwazulu, South Africa -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 12 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsFrench Riviera, France -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 23 outletsMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsHumberside, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wisconsin US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 109 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 23 stories ● Kwazulu South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Barcelona Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,356 stories · about as usual Health23% 8,199 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence19% 6,937 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,548 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,108 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 744 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 655 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 killed10,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,910 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting refugees452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations147 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting people falling ill79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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