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19,186 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 violence in Bogota, protests in Taipei (Taiwan) and people displaced in Baghdad. Malta's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 77 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Conflict & violence

Colombia

137 of its 178 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bogota accounted for 124 of Colombia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Illness was named in 108 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Protests & strikes

Taiwan

108 of its 179 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Taipei accounted for 88 of Taiwan's 108 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. 81 of Taipei's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Displacement

Iraq

295 of its 391 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 247 of Iraq's 295 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Rights & justice

Malta

55 of its 110 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

70 of its 74 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Managua accounted for 43 of Nicaragua's 70 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 37 of Managua's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

669 of its 1,469 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 568 of Iran's 669 stories about harm, carried by 617 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Illness was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

80 of its 169 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 27 of Jakarta's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Tsunami was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

209 of its 282 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

91 of its 179 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 62 of Yerevan's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Angola

11 of its 27 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 9 of Cabinda's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Portugal (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vanuatu (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Malaysia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (20 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 19,186 stories about harm among 107,774 counted on 18 May.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 18 April 2019. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 107,774 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Portugal's news. In Colombia, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. On 18 May 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua95 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Yemen78 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia77 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 748 Missouri US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Taipei Taiwan81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Granite City US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Cape Girardeau US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 259 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 5,547 stories · about as usual Health20% 3,780 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 3,720 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,169 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,157 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 664 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 602 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 291 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 killed4,991 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting arrests2,303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people injured1,549 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations327 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Iraq Stories reporting abductions232 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees218 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at less than a quarter 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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